When I was a kid, my Mom went through a health nut stage and would make oatmeal raisin cookies without sugar and with wheat germ added. They were truly horrible!
I worked on a short assignment once where a co-worker made fudge, all the time - - the worst tasting, dry fudge you could every imagine. It was always fun to watch a new person come into the office and she offered them the fudge and watch them try and keep composure while eating it .
My mom made these fruitcake cookies once for my dad - I mean, just the idea of fruitcake cookies should give you a clue as to how they would turn out.......doorstoppers, I kid you not. She never baked them again.